LATE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 29, 21 January 1929, Page 5

LATE TURF

WELLINGTON CUP MEETING OPENS TOMORROW AT TRENTHAM THE FINAL GALLOPS [Per Press Association.! Wellington, Jan. 21. Cold and bleak conditions prevailed at Trentham this morning, but the rain held off. It is at present very threatening. A good deal of fast work was done, and practically all the prominent horses, except Gascony, were on the scene. • • • On the Plough. Quantum ran four furlongs in secs. Rapine, brought home by Star God, covered a mile in 1.46.

Catkin and Bourse left 7 furlongs behind in 1.31. Silvermine and Llanore went over 5 furlongs in 1.5. Full Feather and Prickles did four furlongs in 53jsecs.

Childsplay left three furlings behind in 37 2-ssecs. Panther beat Historic at the end of 6 furlongs run in 1.19. Tcheka did four furlongs in 52secs.

* s « Reremoana covered 6 furlongs in 1.18, the last four taking 53secs. Hoylake did 6 furlongs in 1.191, the last three in 40 J secs. Battle Colours and Rotor left 6 furlongs behind in 1.20. On the Crass. Talisker finished in front of Vertigern at the end of 7 furlongs run in 1.29, the last 6 in 1.17. Talisker went well. Papatu and Teri covered 6 furlongs in 1.19. Ruanui beat Consent over s furlongs in 1.15 4-s—a good gallop.

Joy King went away from Awerere, with Knightlike beaten off, in a run over 4 furlongs in 47 4-ssecs.

Shrewd and Sylvan Dell covered 4 furlongs in 50 l-osecs. Knight Lad dashed over three furlongs in 35secs., and White Fang and Star Area seven in 1.33.

• • • Lysander and High Falutin did 5 furlongs in 1.2, the last four in 49secs. Just Nell and Repay covered 5 furlongs in 1.5. Just Nell went well.

Banket sprinted 4 furlongs in 48 secs. Sir Roy and Phastar left 4 furlongs behind in 50isecs, and Royal Lineage six in 1.21 1-6.

Court Jester and MOOl gas did 4 furlongs in 49Jsecs. The Hawk, going easily all the way, ran a mile in 1.40 J.

The two-year-olds worked on the course proper.

Gav Ballerina showed tremendous speed for 3 furlongs from the 5 furlongs to the two furlongs, but could not be timed accurately. First Money ran away from Tobacco over half a mile. Ceremony trotted for two furlongs and then sprinted home in 24secs. • • • Push, Don Quisxote, Belcaire and Honour were amongst the others worked. WELLINGTON SCRATCHINGS. I Per Press Association.] Wellington, Jan. 21. Haze and Golden Armour have been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington meeting. Beau’ t. Royal Black and Discourse have eii withdrawn from first day engagements. FITZHERBERT DIVISIONS. [Per Press Association.) Wellington, Jan. 21. Following is the official list of divisions of the Fitzherbert Handicap at Trentham to-morrow, with brackets on the totalisator denoted. The race will be divided irrespective of scratchings:— First Division.—Royal Flyer. Courtlike,. Valpre, Night Lad, Kilstar, Push and Belcaire, My Own and Air Laddie, General Assembly and Best Friend, Jazz Girl and Solmar, Don Quixote and Jaleuse. Hot Springs and Hunting Cry, Acre Line and Grand Blow. Second Division.—Cuticle, Tobacco Land. Royal Line, Sapient, Zarene, Tea Queen and Dresden China. Gay Virginia and Semper Pnratus, Equftant and Glenartney. Marcel Wave and Ex Dono, Royal Parade and Painting, Emotion and Lady Rene, Ben Hur and Winloch. INJURED JOCKEYS’ PROGRESS. [Per Piess Association.] Whangarei, Jan. 21. The Kawakawa Hospital reports today that the two jockeys, Hammick and Spinks, who were injured at the Bay of Islands rare meeting on Saturday, are making satisfactory progress.